The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-06-30
CHAPTER 373l-CNo. 81.

CHAPTER 373l- mo- 81.
AZ P r G%ina a Cur,s of R s"s
Be enacted Ay the Lrqshsrs Of ts Stae of Florida:
SECTION In the in which criminal of
cord established the said shall have exclusive uris
of the State of Florida punished by capital punishment
which shall arise in the counties in which the said courts
established and which have heretofore arisen and have not been
finally determined.
SEC The said Criminal Courts of Record shall have and
exercise the in issuing warrants attachments and
that had and exercised by the Circuit Court
of this State in criminal cases.
SEC The of the said Criminal Courts of Record
shall throughout the State AMI shall be executed in the
and by the officers the process of the
Circuit Court is executed.
SEC T. The terms of the said Criminal Courts of Record
shall be held in the Circuit Court Of the Courthouse of
the in which the said court held unless the Circuit
Court be in actual session the time of the holding of said
Criminal Court of Record in which the County Commits
sioners shall furnish suitable place for the holding of the
said Criminal Court of Record unless the County Commits
sioners shall appoint place for holding the said court
SEC The same rules of procedure and practice which now
obtain the trial criminal the Circuit Court shall
obtain and prevail in the Criminal Courts of Record
The Judge Of the Criminal of Record shall
have the powers duties and obligations in the admins
ration of the criminal law exercised and imposed
upon the Judges Circuit Court while presiding
the said Criminal Courts of Record.
SEC The Judge the said shall be younger than
regular practice the bar of the State of Florida for not less
than one year.
SEC The salary of the Judge of said court shall be one
thousand dollars per amman, which shall be audited by the
County Comm sioners and paid quarterly by the County
Treasurer
SEC g. TIE prosecuting attorney for the Criminal Courts Of
Record shall be called the County Solicitor, and his powers
duties and obligations h be the those exercised
and imposed upon the States Attorneys except as shall be
herein otherwise pr ,vilcd
SEC TO- No writ attachment for witnesses
shall be issued from the said Criminal Court OF Record unless
the County Solicitor shall first file with the Clerk thereof
request in writiI for the
SEC H. The County Solicitor hereby allowed the process
of the Criminal Of Record witnesses
appear before him. out Of any term at such convenient
place aud time may be designated in the summons, to
testify before him violations Of the criminal law
upon which they may be Intercepted.
sEo r. The County Solicitor is hereby emp ,wered to
testify by the Grim Il Court # Record.
SEC ID. All ohenes triabe in the Criminal Courts of
Record shall be prosecuted upon Information filed by the
County Solicitor under OATH and the rules of practice
and plealing that obtain indictments shall OBJ;
to informal All inonnaous shall begin in effect,
follows: "(Name Of County Socitor, County Solicitor for
the county of prosecuting for the State of Florida in
the said county, oath, information makes ha' And
shall have appended thereto oath of the County Solicitor to
County Solicitor, who being first duly sworn, says that the
upon facts that have been sworn to as rue and which, e
would constitute the oe therein charged and shall be
by the County Solicitor before person qualified
administer oath
SEC A. The County Solicitors shall be paid three dollars
per diem and receive the conviction fees that
paid the States Attorneys in like be paid quarterly
by the in like the per diem and conviction
of the States Attorneys paid and the said
shall be paid when trials granted
and appeals taken the other of convictions
SEC 5 The Clerk of the Criminal Courts of Record shall
be the custodian Of the docke books and papers of the said
and shall have the duties and obligations
that now exercised and imposed on the Clerks Of the Cir
cult Courts.
IS. The compensation Of the Clerk Of the said
shall be fees and shall be the the fees of the Clerk
of the Circuit Court in like and shall be paid by the
when the defendant is nsolvent provided by law
SEC II. When Criminal Court of Record shall be estab-
shed county to the next general election in
county where Clerk Of the said has been elected
the shall fill the vacancy thereby created
by appointing Clerk of the said court who shall hold
till the next general election.
SEC Is. The Sheriff of county in which the Criminal
Record established shall be the executive officer
of the said and his powers duties and obligations shall
be the those Of the Sheriff while acting the
tive officer of the Circuit Court
SEC 10. The compensation of Sheriff of the lid court shall
in the Circuit Courts and shall be paid by the State
the defendant is nsovent provided by law.
Sec 90 The laws regulating the drawing summonng
and mpaneng of the petit that obtain the Circuit
Court shall obtain regulating the drawing summOning and
mpaneing the jurors in the Criminal Courts Of Record except
the jurors for the first week of the term of the said Court
shall less than four days the first day Of
of the said court and shall he summoned not less
day to the first day of the term of the said
court.
Sec o. The jurors and witnesses drawn and summoned by
the OF the Criminal Courts OF Record shall be PAID
the the and in the is
vde by law for the of the and witnesses in
the Circuit Court.
Sec When any bond for the appearance of PERSONS
charged before the said COURT shall be forfeited
County Solicitor shall report the and transmit the
papers States Attorney who shall bring suit the
in the Circuit Court, provided by law
Sec 3D. The rules practice and procedure that obtain
in appeals wrs of from the Circuit Court to the
Supreme Court shall obtain appeals from the Criminal
Courts Circuit Court and the Supreme Court